Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-03
The Weekly Inteligencer
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LANCASTER. JANUARY s, 1881.
The New Administration.

With the new year comes new admin.
istration of the state affairs Of Pennsylva-
MIA, which goes back to her Republican
idol. The legislature assemblies with Its
usually exciting duty Of electing United
States senator causing it no trouble or
excitement whatever, since the man to I'LL
the place has been selected for it with the
seemingly unanimous concurrence Of the
party bosses and the legislature will readily
ratify the selection. The significant thing
about this matter is not 50 much that the
place of senator is not to be contended for,
for that often happens when pre-eminent
qualification points him out; but the fact
is that Mr.. Quay has no pre-eminent quail
ihcations for senator. He is not distin-
guished as an orator or thinker he can
not adorn the Senate. Moreover, he
adorns the political councils of his party in
Pennsylvania. He is of demonstrated ability
~ politician, but that is ability of sort
that will not enable him to shine in the
Senate. 1t must be conceded, however,
that 1t Is the sort Of ability that is accus-
toned to be rewarded with the Senate,
IA SAO AsOpubiiSoh patty III SllloS SlNduId,
1t Is strictly in accord with Republican
precedent in the state that Mr.. Quay
should be chosen TO the Senate by his party
without contention. Being easily its best
politician, he earns its highest prize Of
honor. After the Camerons, father and
son, have 80 steadily represented the state
In the Senate, 1t is impossible for its Re-
publican house to feel shock at the
thought of choosing to that supreme legis-
lative body men who cannot speak or
write or think strongly upon great political
questions.
We congratulate the Republican party
that 1t is so easily content, and the legis-
lature that 1t will have no trouble over its
choice of senator. We do not know whether
the Republican governor is equally to be
congratulated that he has been relieved by
the bosses from the trouble of choosing
VIDA. he calls his cabinet. Re is, we know,
reported TO wear nose of wax, and the
suspicion is general that he will be but the
creature of his masters. 1t may however
be otherwise and we are anxious TO see
the light that will be thrown upon his ad-
ministration by his choice of the state off.
GERS. We understand that be declares that
he will have an attorney general whom he
believes to be a better lawyer than him
self: which is certainly very sensible
determination. If he persists In 1t, how
eyer, 1t will be bad for the younger gentle
men who have been named for the place,
q, General Beaver can hardly be presumed
to think that they are better lawyers than
he is. His attorney general will not be
n'hief Justice Mercur; for we are as
MANI, nay on what we deem very good autho-
Erastuthat the judge has advised the
he recoG' that he does not desire the
ediiop i End would not accept it. His
B. I is to remain on the supreme bench,
anwhich he proposes seeking a renomina-
tion. He desires to spend all his remain.
ing days Of usefulness upon it. The idea
OF selecting him as attorney general is sup.
posed to have come from the friends of
Judge Williams who has been spoken OF
prominently for the place, but who would
probably prefer to go on the supreme
bench. As Judge Mercur does not take
the bait, it seems probable that Governor
Beaver, if he permits himself, or is per.
mitted, to carry out his wishes, will make
Judge Williams attorney general.